|
Year |
Games |
Winner (Coach) |
Loser (Coach) |
1947—Apr.16-Apr. 22
| 4-1
|
Philadelphia (Ed Gottlieb)
|
Chicago (Harold Olsen)
|
1948—Apr.10-Apr. 21
| 4-2
|
Baltimore (Buddy Jeannette)
|
Philadelphia (Ed Gottlieb)
|
1949—Apr.4-Apr. 13
| 4-2
|
Minneapolis (John Kundla)
|
Washington (Red Auerbach)
|
1950—Apr.8-Apr. 23
| 4-2
|
Minneapolis (John Kundla)
|
*Syracuse (Al Cervi)
|
1951—Apr.7-Apr. 21
| 4-3
|
Rochester (Les Harrison)
|
New York (Joe Lapchick)
|
1952—Apr.12-Apr. 25
| 4-3
|
Minneapolis (John Kundla)
|
New York (Joe Lapchick)
|
1953—Apr.4-Apr. 10
| 4-1
|
*Minneapolis (John Kundla)
|
New York (Joe Lapchick)
|
1954—Mar.31-Apr. 12
| 4-3
|
*Minneapolis (John Kundla)
|
Syracuse (Al Cervi)
|
1955—Mar.31-Apr. 10
| 4-3
|
*Syracuse (Al Cervi)
|
*Fort Wayne (Charles Eckman)
|
1956—Mar.31-Apr. 7
| 4-1
|
*Philadelphia (George Senesky)
|
Fort Wayne (Charles Eckman)
|
1957—Mar.30-Apr. 13
| 4-3
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
St. Louis (Alex Hannum)
|
1958—Mar.29-Apr. 12
| 4-2
|
St. Louis (Alex Hannum)
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
1959—Apr.4-Apr. 9
| 4-0
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
Minneapolis (John Kundla)
|
1960—Mar.27-Apr. 9
| 4-3
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
St. Louis (Ed Macauley)
|
1961—Apr.2-Apr. 11
| 4-1
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
St. Louis (Paul Seymour)
|
1962—Apr.7-Apr. 18
| 4-3
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
Los Angeles (Fred Schaus)
|
1963—Apr.14-Apr. 24
| 4-2
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
Los Angeles (Fred Schaus)
|
1964—Apr.18-Apr. 26
| 4-1
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
San Francisco (Alex Hannum)
|
1965—Apr.18-Apr. 25
| 4-1
|
*Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
Los Angeles (Fred Schaus)
|
1966—Apr.17-Apr. 28
| 4-3
|
Boston (Red Auerbach)
|
Los Angeles (Fred Schaus)
|
1967—Apr.14-Apr. 24
| 4-2
|
*Philadelphia (Alex Hannum)
|
San Francisco (Bill Sharman)
|
1968—Apr.21-May 2
| 4-2
|
Boston (Bill Russell)
|
Los Angeles (Butch van Breda Kolff)
|
1969—Apr.23-May 5
| 4-3
|
Boston (Bill Russell)
|
Los Angeles (Butch van Breda Kolff)
|
1970—Apr.24-May 8
| 4-3
|
*New York (Red Holzman)
|
Los Angeles (Joe Mullaney)
|
1971—Apr.21-Apr. 30
| 4-0
|
*Milwaukee (Larry Costello)
|
Baltimore (Gene Shue)
|
1972—Apr.26-May 7
| 4-1
|
*Los Angeles (Bill Sharman)
|
New York (Red Holzman)
|
1973—May 1-May 10
| 4-1
|
New York (Red Holzman)
|
Los Angeles (Bill Sharman)
|
1974—Apr.28-May 12
| 4-3
|
Boston (Tom Heinsohn)
|
*Milwaukee (Larry Costello)
|
1975—May 18-May 25
| 4-0
|
Golden State (Al Attles)
|
*Washington (K.C. Jones)
|
1976—May 23-June 6
| 4-2
|
Boston (Tom Heinsohn)
|
Phoenix (John MacLeod)
|
1977—May 22-June 5
| 4-2
|
Portland (Jack Ramsay)
|
Philadelphia (Gene Shue)
|
1978—May 21-June 7
| 4-3
|
Washington (Dick Motta)
|
Seattle (Lenny Wilkens)
|
1979—May 20-June 1
| 4-1
|
Seattle (Lenny Wilkens)
|
*Washington (Dick Motta)
|
1980—May 4-May 16
| 4-2
|
Los Angeles (Paul Westhead)
|
Philadelphia (Billy Cunningham)
|
1981—May 5-May 14
| 4-2
|
*Boston (Bill Fitch)
|
Houston (Del Harris)
|
1982—May 27-June 8
| 4-2
|
Los Angeles (Pat Riley)
|
Philadelphia (Billy Cunningham)
|
1983—May 22-May 31
| 4-0
|
*Philadelphia (Billy Cunningham)
|
Los Angeles (Pat Riley)
|
1984—May 27-June 12
| 4-3
|
*Boston (K.C. Jones)
|
Los Angeles (Pat Riley)
|
1985—May 27-June 9
| 4-2
|
Los Angeles Lakers (Pat Riley)
|
*Boston (K.C. Jones)
|
1986—May 26-June 8
| 4-2
|
*Boston (K.C. Jones)
|
Houston (Bill Fitch)
|
1987—June 2-June 14
| 4-2
|
*Los Angeles Lakers (Pat Riley)
|
Boston (K.C. Jones)
|
1988—June 7-June 21
| 4-3
|
*Los Angeles Lakers (Pat Riley)
|
Detroit (Chuck Daly)
|
1989—June 6-June 13
| 4-0
|
*Detroit (Chuck Daly)
|
Los Angeles Lakers (Pat Riley)
|
1990—June 5-June 14
| 4-1
|
Detroit (Chuck Daly)
|
Portland (Rick Adelman)
|
1991—June 2-June 12
| 4-1
|
Chicago (Phil Jackson)
|
Los Angeles Lakers (Mike Dunleavy)
|
1992—June 3-June 14
| 4-2
|
*Chicago (Phil Jackson)
|
Portland (Rick Adelman)
|
1993—June 9-June 20
| 4-2
|
Chicago (Phil Jackson)
|
*Phoenix (Paul Westphal)
|
1994—June 8-June 22
| 4-3
|
Houston (Rudy Tomjanovich)
|
New York (Pat Riley)
|
1995—June 7-June 14
| 4-0
|
Houston (Rudy Tomjanovich)
|
Orlando (Brian Hill)
|
1996—June 5-June 16
| 4-2
|
*Chicago (Phil Jackson)
|
Seattle (George Karl)
|
1997—June 1-June 13
| 4-2
|
*Chicago (Phil Jackson)
|
Utah (Jerry Sloan)
|
1998—June 3-June 14
| 4-2
|
*Chicago (Phil Jackson)
|
*Utah (Jerry Sloan)
|
1999—June 16-June 25
| 4-1
|
San Antonio Spurs (Gregg Popovich)
|
New York Knicks (Jeff Van Gundy)
|
2000—June 7-June 19
| 4-2
|
*Los Angeles Lakers (Phil Jackson)
|
Indiana (Larry Bird)
|
2001 June 6-15
| 4-1
|
*Los Angeles Lakers (Phil Jackson)
|
Philadelphia 76ers
(Larry Brown)
|
2002—June 5-12
| 4-0
|
*Los Angeles Lakers (Phil Jackson)
|
New Jersey
Nets (Byron Scott)
|
2003-June 4-15
| 4-2
|
San Antonio Spurs (Gregg Popovich)
|
New Jersey Nets (Byron Scott)
|
2004-June 6-12
| 4-1
|
Detroit Pistons (Larry Brown)
|
Los Angeles Lakers (Phil Jackson)
|
2005-June 9-23
| 4-3
|
San Antonio Spurs (Gregg Popovich)
|
Detroit Pistons (Larry Brown)
|
